Saddle for horses.



W. D. LANGIELL. SADDLE Fon HORSES.

APPLICATION FIITED DEC. 7. 1915.

Patented May 9, 1916.

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W. D. LANGIELL.

SADDL FOR HORSES.

APPLICATIGN FILED Dc.7.1915.

1,182,021. Patented May 9,1916.

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Wannen D. LANeinLn, or Mannen, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters'latent.

Patented May il?, MEME.

`Application filed December 7, 1915. Serial No. 65,600.

To all to wm it may concern.'

Be it known that I, Linnen D. LANGIELL,

used either as express or carriage `harness and is sanitary and waterproof, in that the saine eliminates the use of the cloth covered and padded linings found on the nnderside of the ordinary saddle, aswell as the struction, combination and arrangement of parts described in the following specifica-` separate felt pads Commonly used. with said saddles, and humane because the same is designed with Special and 'rigid non-yielding supporting members which are einbedded'within the `saddle and positionedkr therewith to seat the same upon the hollows of the animal and to provide the/saddle with an arched throat which exposes 'and clears the backbone of the horse; said supporting members serving also as guards for preventing the pi'ojectingstuds and screws of the saddle fittings (t. e. terret-studs, padscrews, Seat and hook bolts) `which are securedlto and protrude within the saddle, from rubbing or otherwise bearing down upon the back or backbone of the horse,it

being a known factfthat the ordinary types of saddles are designed vwith cushioned linings on the Aundersides thereof which usually settle and become flat, wh en the projecting-studs within the saddles are permitted to bear down upon the back and backbone of the horse and cause Sores and.

Wounds to appear which are painful'to the animal and hard to cure, and when `the common ltypes of hair lor feltpads are resorted. to and are used forovercoming that situation, they too ysoon iiatten down and settle and cause the parts directly below the studs to becomeyhard and compressed, and thus permit the pressure of the Studs to have their full letfectupon the back of the horse. lt is also a known fact that both the cushioned linings yof theordinary types of saddles and the separate felt or hair pads used with them, are heating "and susceptible to dampness, readily absorbing whatever moisture comesy into contact therewith,

either from `weather conditions, as rain or snow, or from body conditions, as perspi-V ration, causing the saddle to grow very uncomfortable when once the linings orfpads become wet, the same requiring considerable time to dry in, thereby creating an unsanitary condition, as well as'resulting in the destruction of the saddle through allowing the material of the same to become iotted or rusty, as the case may be.

Still another object is to provide a comfortable wearing saddle, embodying the iinproved features above referred to, which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and absolutely durable and reliable.

Toy these as well as other ends, my invention consistsof the novel features of contion and especially pointe@L out inthe subjoined claims.

spective view of a saddle embodying my inveiition. y Fig.r 2, represents an enlarged cross-section taken transversely through the throat of the saddle. Fig. 3, represents a perspective view of a part of a'common form of metallic tree used within a saddle. et, represents a plan viewof the leather tree piece which fits within the tree shown in Fig: 3. F 5, represents a plan view of the back-band-loop guide piece. Fig. 6,

represents a plan view of a part of the outer. skirts ofthe saddle, showing the slot through y which the back-band-loop is inserted withink the saddle. Fig. 7, represents an enlarged longitudinal section taken through the'saddie, showing the construction of the saine and the application of the supporting'p'adbox therewith.` Fig. 8, Vrepresents a secshowing the preferred construction thereof.

Fig. l0, represents a pattern for the supporting box'when the same is made up of leather, sheet metal or other suitable ma terial.

,Like numerals refer to like parts throughf ou'tthe several views ofthe drawing.

The numeral l in its entirety represents an ordinary metallic tree, which is 'used Fig.

within the saddle, having the` seat and l throat portion 2 beyond which projects the right and left extensions 3 and 4, respecL the same are provided with the oifset webs 6.y The treeeXtensions are also provided with the terret openings 7, the rivet holes 8, and the pad-screw recesses 9. The seat of the tree is provided with the seat-screw recess 10, the hook-screw-recess 11, and the hook-lockmg-lug recess 12.

13 are the leather outer skirts of the saddle which butt together at the top 14 over the throat 15 of the saddle.

16 represents the ordinary ornamental seat, usually provided on the top of the saddle and covered with the leather covering 17. e

18 Vis the check-reinhook which bears on the seat 16 and is provided withV the stud `19 and the locking-lug 20 which protrudes within the saddle, as shown in Fig. 2,--ther stud 19 being provided with the nut 21 which secures the hook to the saddle.

22 are the ordinary terrets which seat upon the skirts 13 and are provided with the studs 23v which protrude within the saddle and engage with the terret-nuts 24, which nuts 24 are riveted yand secured tov the middle piece 25 of the leather tree piece 26, which piece has the outer strips 27, the outer side edges of said tree-piece 26 reaching the outer edges of the skirts 13 and similar in shape thereto.

28 is the back-band-loop-guideV piece v(leather) which is provided with the slot 29, within which the lower strip 30 of the back-bandloop 31 fits, which back-band loop is provided with the pad-screw 32 and Vthe terret-hole 33, said pad-screw32 engaging with the pad-screw-nut 34fwhich is set within the recess 9 ofthe web 6 of the tree extension.

35 represents the leather foundation piece for the supporting member 36, which is` preferably made wedge-shaped and of leather, being securely stitched to the foundation piece 35 on three sides, with the fourth side 37 preferably left open so that the pad may be stuffed with hair,'or other suitable padding material 38 when desired and then stitched down with the stitches 39, as shown in Fig. 9; the outer side edges of said foundation piece 35 also reaching the outer edges of the saddle skirts and similar in shape thereto, as in the case of said treepiece 26, for affording a means of securing and stitching said tree-piece andsaid foundation piece togetherwith the outer skirt, as shown in Figs. 1 and 8.

40 represents an ordinary rivet which i grips the skirt 13, the back-bandloopguide f and 7.

46 represents a padding of any suitable material, .such as hair, felt, et cetera, which may continue across the arch of the throat at 47, as shown in Fig. 7, or not, as shown I in Fig. 2.

48 is preferably a leather covering, such as collar leather or other suitable material, which is preferably waterproof, non-mois ture absorbing, but yielding, and incloses the underside of the saddle 'and forms part of the lining therefor.

49 is the inner skirt, or lower lining piece (leather) which continues down to the eX- treme end 50of the saddle, where the billetloop 51, preferably of the D type 52, is secured to the saddle, as shown in Fig. 1; the outer edges of Ysaid inner skirts reaching the edges ofV the outer skirts and similar in shape thereto, for permitting the same to be stitched and secured thereto at the edges as shown.

53 represents a leather chape, with which is associated the back-band 54, the ends 55 of which are preferably stitched together for holding the back-band set with the chape to properlyv engage with the shaft-tug which is secured thereto.

Having thus described the parts of myr invention in detaiL'it will be iirst observed that I use the standard types of saddle trees, seats, check-rein-hooks, terrets, and backband-loops, which compose practically all of the fittings found associated with the common types of saddles, and that secondly, by inspection of the drawings, especially Figs. 1, 2 and 8, it'will be observed that the particular construction and design of the saddle permits-the use of the same as an eX- press or carriage harness. The design of the saddle incidentally provides forY a skirt in which the edges of the same are Arequired to overhang and project beyond the lining and the padding of the supporting members on the underside of the'saddle, and thereby sheds the water coming'in contact therewith and thus eliminates the possibility of water working into the interior of the saddle, as is found to be the case with the cushioning members of the saddle causingV them to set, sag, and flatten, when the meifzaV results in incapacitating the animal from,

Work.

It must `also be observed that the geni eral appearance of iny type of saddle resembles the ordinary saddles on the market and is especially.applicable for all classes of express Work. The construction ofy the same is very simple and may be manufactured by machinery as Wellas by hand;

It may be observed that While I speak of constructing the pad boxes and tree-pieces of leather, I do not Wish to be limited against using other suitable material in its stead.

It will be observed that the supporting pad-boxes may be made of any suitable shaped cross-section longitudinally,-tlie wedge-shape, as shown in Fig. 7, being the most preferable, however. The supporting' members, when set .in Working position with the saddle, prevent any possibility of the projecting-studs of the terret and padscrews, or the Webs of the tree of the sad-` dle, from interfering with the body of the The depth' of the supporting members may be made to;

animal in any possible manner.

suit, the object beingy to sufficiently raise the arch of the throat of the saddle so that the same will at all ytimes free the backbone of the animal, and as a special prevention in cases Where the backbone of the animal is high and comes into contact with the throat of the saddle. The special Washer-strip 41 serves to positively prevent the studs of the check-rein-hook or the seat from protruding beyond the same and coming into direct contact With the animaL-it being understood that in the ordinarytypes of saddles, the throats of the same, as soon as the cushion linings flatten, bear down directly upon the back of the animal and invariably result in creating Wounds, since no provision is made foi' preventing the studs of the check-rein-hook or the seat from rubbing upon and interfering with the backbone of the animal. The design of thesaddle permits tlie use of a leather lining, as against the ordinary cloth linings used on common types of saddles. The leather lining, while not absolutely Waterproof unless specially treated therefor, is naturally more or less non-moietnie-absorbing, and thus .may be greatly depended upon for preventing wat-er from working Within the interior of the saddle, as is the case with the ordinary cloth lining which is absorbing and slovvto dry. The design of the saddle, with the edges of the skirts projecting beyond the supporting members. has every tendency to shed the water coming in contact with the saddle, as from rain or snow, instead of offering the same an opportunity to livork its Waywithin the saddle, as is the case with the ordinary types of saddles on the markenit being understood that the projections on theV skirt and the parts `of the saddle which are stitched to the saine ron the underside thereof, form practically a right angle with the lining on the sides of the supporting members, as suggested by the dotted lines shown in Fig. S, said ligure l showing the construction of the same eX- aggerated ainiltherefore the projections of the skirts and the parts secured thereto, do not form the right angle With the lining of the saddle as above suggested, tliedotted lines indicating more nearly the true condition of the parts when finally secured together.

It may be further observed that the saddle affords a compact arrangement which permits the rigid securing of every part therewith, producing an inexpensive saddle .which is durable, absolutely sanitary, and positively humane in every respect.

It may further be understood that my type of saddle may be employed for all classes of Work to equal advantage, the same being adapted for light as Well as heavy service. c

Ihile the preferred embodiments of my invention have been described in detail, it will be understood that I do not wish to be limited to 'the particular construction set forth, since various changes in the form, material, proportions,- and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, or destroying any of the davantages contained in the same, heretofore described and defined in the subjoined claims.

`What I claim is* l. In combination with a rigid saddle- 'tree and saddle-skirts; tree-pieces provided saddle-tree and leather saddle-skirts; leather tree-pieces provided With terret-nuts secured thereto and adapted to interlock with the saddle-tree on both sides thereof and to be rigidly secured thereto; hollow leather Wedge-shaped pad-boxes provided with eX- tension base-plates; and leather covered cushinning means inclosing said pad-boXes,--

the side edges of said tree-pieces and said eXtension-base-plates of said pad-boxes being shaped similar to that of the saddleskirts and adapted to be stitched and secured thereto, substantially as shown.

3. In combination With a rigid metallic saddle-tree and saddle-skirts; leather backhand-loop guide pieces, provided with slots adapted to receive the back-band-loops of the saddle; leather tree-pieces provided With terret-nuts secured thereto and adapted to interlock with the saddle-tree on both sides thereof and to be'rigidly secured thereto;

.hollow leather Wedge-shaped pad-boxes proshaped pad-boxes; and innerlining-skirts,- the said tree-pieces, pad-boxes and inner lining-skirts being shaped on the sides thereof similar to said rst mentioned saddle skirts and stitched and secured thereto7 substantially as shown.

5. In combination with a rigid metallic saddle-tree and saddle-skirts; leather backband-loop guide pieces, provided withv slots adapted to receive the .back-band-loops of the saddle; leather tree-pieces provided with terret-nuts secured thereto and adapted to interlock with the 'saddle tree on both sides thereof and to be rigidly secured thereto; hollow leather Wedge-shaped pad-boxes provided With extension base-plates; leather covered cushioning means inclosing said padboxes; and inner -lining skirts; the said tree-pieces, pad-boxes, and inner-lining skirts being 'shaped on the sides thereof similar to said first mentioned saddle-skirts and stitched and secured thereto, substantially as shown.

XVARREN D. LANGIELL.

Witness: v

B. H. CHERTOK.

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